food; foodstuff; prey; victim
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
irritation; annoyance; frustration
material; substance; matter
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
semi-transparent; translucent
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
many; much; plenty; hardly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
subconsciousness; the subconscious
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stingy; cheap; very frugal